Previous List    Home Next 
Previous width="31" height="31" border="0" alt="Next" />
Bulgaria
Bird stamps from Bulgaria

Click here for catalogue-numbers
Abbrevations 		Click on number to go to family-page
0   8   13   15   20   21   23   24   25   28   31   36   37   46   62   64   65   66   68   71   72   73   85   87   91   93   103   104   107   108   155   157   161   170   177   181   183   192   208   210   211   214   216   217   218   222   227   230   233  

Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name

1959.01   30.06.1959   Birds      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    2s     177     Great Tit     Parus major     
    8s     91     Eurasian Hoopoe     Upupa epops     
    16s     103     Great Spotted Woodpecker     Dendrocopos major     
    45s     13     Grey Partridge     Perdix perdix     
    60s     13     Rock Partridge     Alectoris graeca     
    80s     71     Common Cuckoo     Cuculus canorus     

1961.01   31.03.1961   Birds      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    2s     13     Western Capercaillie     Tetrao urogallus     
    4s     28     Dalmatian Pelican     Pelecanus crispus     
    16s     13     Common Pheasant     Phasianus colchicus     
    80s     37     Great Bustard     Otis tarda     
    1l     36     Bearded Vulture     Gypaetus barbatus     
    2l     13     Hazel Grouse     Tetrastes bonasia     

1965.01   20.04.1965   Birds      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    1s     230     Eurasian Bullfinch     Pyrrhula pyrrhula     
    2s     157     Eurasian Golden Oriole     Oriolus oriolus     
    3s     217     Common Rock Thrush     Monticola saxatilis     
    5s     183     Barn Swallow     Hirundo rustica     
    8s     85     European Roller     Coracias garrulus     
    10s     230     European Goldfinch     Carduelis carduelis     
    13s     214     Rosy Starling     Pastor roseus     
    20s     217     Common Nightingale     Luscinia megarhynchos     

1967.01   28.01.1967   Hunting   6v set   
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    1s     13     Common Pheasant     Phasianus colchicus     
    2s     13     Chukar Partridge     Alectoris chukar     
    3s     13     Grey Partridge     Perdix perdix     

1968.01   29.07.1968   Sofia Zoo   6v set   
IMAGE IMAGE
    1s     36     Cinereous Vulture     Aegypius monachus     
    2s     46     Black Crowned Crane     Balearica pavonina     

1968.02   28.10.1968   Srebirna wildlife reservation      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    1s     28     Dalmatian Pelican     Pelecanus crispus     
    2s     25     Little Egret     Egretta garzetta     
    3s     20     Great Crested Grebe     Podiceps cristatus     
    5s     64     Common Tern     Sterna hirundo     
    13s     24     Eurasian Spoonbill     Platalea leucorodia     
    20s     24     Glossy Ibis     Plegadis falcinellus     

1976.01   27.03.1976   Waterfowl      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    1s     8     Mute Swan     Cygnus olor     
    2s     8     Ruddy Shelduck     Tadorna ferruginea     
    3s     8     Common Shelduck     Tadorna tadorna     
    5s     8     Garganey     Spatula querquedula     
    13s     8     Mallard     Anas platyrhynchos     
    18s     8     Red-crested Pochard     Netta rufina     

1978.01   01.09.1978   Woodpeckers      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    1s     103     Black Woodpecker     Dryocopus martius     
    2s     103     Syrian Woodpecker     Dendrocopos syriacus     
    3s     103     Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker     Picoides tridactylus     
    13s     103     Middle Spotted Woodpecker     Dendrocoptes medius     
    23s     103     Lesser Spotted Woodpecker     Dryobates minor     
    43s     103     European Green Woodpecker     Picus viridis     

1980.01   28.08.1980   European nature conservation year   Sheet   
IMAGE
    5s     73     Little Owl     Athene noctua     
    13s     36     Northern Goshawk     Accipiter gentilis     
    25s     104     Common Kestrel     Falco tinnunculus     
    35s     36     Golden Eagle     Aquila chrysaetos     
    43s     73     Eurasian Eagle-Owl     Bubo bubo     

1981.01   07.04.1981   Birds      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    5s     25     Squacco Heron     Ardeola ralloides     
    8s     25     Eurasian Bittern     Botaurus stellaris     
    13s     25     Western Cattle Egret     Bubulcus ibis     
    25s     25     Great Egret     Ardea alba     
    53s     23     Black Stork     Ciconia nigra     

1984.01   06.07.1984   Pigeons and doves   5v set   
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    5s     68     Rock Dove     Columba livia     
    13s     68     Stock Dove     Columba oenas     
    20s     68     Common Wood Pigeon     Columba palumbus     
    30s     68     European Turtle Dove     Streptopelia turtur     

1984.02   02.11.1984   WWF, Dalmatian Pelican      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    5s     28     Dalmatian Pelican     Pelecanus crispus     
    13s     28     Dalmatian Pelican     Pelecanus crispus     
    20s     28     Dalmatian Pelican     Pelecanus crispus     
    32s     28     Dalmatian Pelican     Pelecanus crispus     

1985.01   27.12.1985   Hunting dogs   7v set   
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    5s     13     Chukar Partridge     Alectoris chukar     
    8s     8     Common Pochard     Aythya ferina     
    13s     8     Mallard     Anas platyrhynchos     
    20s     62     Eurasian Woodcock     Scolopax rusticola     

1986.01   29.08.1986   Nature and environment protection   4v sheet   
IMAGE
    30s     23     White Stork     Ciconia ciconia     

1987.01   12.10.1987   Birds      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    5s     208     Eurasian Wren     Troglodytes troglodytes     
    13s     233     Yellowhammer     Emberiza citrinella     
    20s     210     Eurasian Nuthatch     Sitta europaea     
    30s     216     Common Blackbird     Turdus merula     
    42s     230     Hawfinch     Coccothraustes coccothraustes     
    60s     218     White-throated Dipper     Cinclus cinclus     

1987.02   12.10.1987   Birds   Sheet   1987.01
IMAGE
    5s     208     Eurasian Wren     Troglodytes troglodytes     
    13s     233     Yellowhammer     Emberiza citrinella     
    20s     210     Eurasian Nuthatch     Sitta europaea     
    30s     216     Common Blackbird     Turdus merula     
    42s     230     Hawfinch     Coccothraustes coccothraustes     
    60s     218     White-throated Dipper     Cinclus cinclus     

1988.01   06.05.1988   Birds      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    5s     64     Yellow-legged Gull     Larus michahellis     
    5s     23     White Stork     Ciconia ciconia     
    8s     161     Hooded Crow     Corvus cornix     
    8s     25     Grey Heron     Ardea cinerea     
    10s     36     Northern Goshawk     Accipiter gentilis     
    42s     73     Eurasian Eagle-Owl     Bubo bubo     

1988.02   20.05.1988   Sofia Zoo   6v set   
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    30s     28     Great White Pelican     Pelecanus onocrotalus     
    32s     93     Abyssinian Ground Hornbill     Bucorvus abyssinicus     
    42s     73     Snowy Owl     Bubo scandiacus     

1988.03   20.05.1988   Sofia Zoo   6v sheet   1988.02
IMAGE
    30s     28     Great White Pelican     Pelecanus onocrotalus     
    32s     93     Abyssinian Ground Hornbill     Bucorvus abyssinicus     
    42s     73     Snowy Owl     Bubo scandiacus     

1989.01   31.08.1989   Natural history museum      
IMAGE
    13s     36     Bearded Vulture     Gypaetus barbatus     

1989.02   12.10.1989   Environment protection   Sheet   
IMAGE
    50s     46     White-naped Crane     Antigone vipio     
    1l     46     White-naped Crane     Antigone vipio     = 50s

1991.01   11.02.1991   Farm animals   11v set   
IMAGE
    5l     13     Wild Turkey     Meleagris gallopavo     

1992.01   23.12.1992   Owls      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    30s     73     Boreal Owl     Aegolius funereus     
    50s     73     Tawny Owl     Strix aluco     
    1l     73     Long-eared Owl     Asio otus     
    2l     73     Eurasian Scops Owl     Otus scops     
    2l     73     Short-eared Owl     Asio flammeus     
    3l     72     Western Barn Owl     Tyto alba     

1993.01   25.11.1993   Hunting   6v set   
IMAGE IMAGE
    1l     8     Mallard     Anas platyrhynchos     
    1l     13     Common Pheasant     Phasianus colchicus     

1994.01   27.04.1994   Prehistoric animals   6v set   
IMAGE
    3l     0     Archaeopteryx     Archaeopteryx lithografica     

1995.01   23.06.1995   Nature protection conference   2v sheet   
IMAGE
    15l     36     Eastern Imperial Eagle     Aquila heliaca     

1995.02   29.06.1995   Antarctic animals   6v set   
IMAGE IMAGE
    8l     65     South Polar Skua     Stercorarius maccormicki     
    10l     15     Emperor Penguin     Aptenodytes forsteri     

1999.01   15.03.1999   Bulgaria '99   Sheet   
IMAGE
    600l     108     Rainbow Lorikeet     Trichoglossus moluccanus     
    600l     108     Eastern Rosella     Platycercus eximius     
    600l     108     Budgerigar     Melopsittacus undulatus     
    600l     107     Red-and-green Macaw     Ara chloropterus     

1999.02   13.04.1999   Europa   2v set   
IMAGE
    180l     8     Red-crested Pochard     Netta rufina     

1999.03   06.10.1999   Birds      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    0.08l     155     Lesser Grey Shrike     Lanius minor     
    0.18l     216     Mistle Thrush     Turdus viscivorus     
    0.20l     227     Dunnock     Prunella modularis     
    0.60l     233     Ortolan Bunting     Emberiza hortulana     

2000.01   22.03.2000   Storks      
IMAGE
    0.60l     23     White Stork     Ciconia ciconia     MS

2001.01   18.04.2001   Europa   2v set   
IMAGE
    0.22l     36     Golden Eagle     Aquila chrysaetos     

2001.02   18.04.2001   Europa   2v booklet   2001.01
IMAGE
    0.22l     36     Golden Eagle     Aquila chrysaetos     

2001.03   24.05.2001   Vultures      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    0.12l     36     Egyptian Vulture     Neophron percnopterus     
    0.22l     36     Egyptian Vulture     Neophron percnopterus     
    0.30l     36     Egyptian Vulture     Neophron percnopterus     
    0.65l     36     Egyptian Vulture     Neophron percnopterus     

2002.01   29.01.2002   Balkanmax 2002   2v sheet   
IMAGE
    0.65l     36     Long-legged Buzzard     Buteo rufinus     

2002.02   20.03.2002   National Antarctic expedition   Sheet   
IMAGE
    0.25l     15     Chinstrap Penguin     Pygoscelis antarcticus     

2002.03   10.05.2002   Domestic fowl races   4v set   
IMAGE
    0.10l     13     Red Junglefowl     Gallus gallus     

2004.01   28.07.2004   Ecology   2v sheet   
IMAGE
    0.45l     36     Red Kite     Milvus milvus     

2006.01   09.05.2006   Harriers      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    0.10l     36     Western Marsh Harrier     Circus aeruginosus     
    0.35l     36     Hen Harrier     Circus cyaneus     
    0.55l     36     Pallid Harrier     Circus macrourus     
    1l     36     Montagu's Harrier     Circus pygargus     

2007.01   28.02.2007   100th birth anniversary of Emilian Stanev      
IMAGE
    0.55l     13     Common Pheasant     Phasianus colchicus     

2007.02   10.09.2007   Ropotamo   2v sheet   
IMAGE
    1l     36     White-tailed Eagle     Haliaeetus albicilla     

2007.03   10.09.2007   Ropotamo   Booklet   2007.02
IMAGE
    1l     36     White-tailed Eagle     Haliaeetus albicilla     

2007.04   11.09.2007   Protected birds   Sheet   
IMAGE
    0.10l     87     Common Kingfisher     Alcedo atthis     
    0.35l     211     Wallcreeper     Tichodroma muraria     
    0.55l     170     Bohemian Waxwing     Bombycilla garrulus     
    1l     21     Greater Flamingo     Phoenicopterus roseus     

2007.05   11.09.2007   Protected birds   Booklet   2007.04
IMAGE
    0.10l     87     Common Kingfisher     Alcedo atthis     
    0.35l     211     Wallcreeper     Tichodroma muraria     
    0.55l     170     Bohemian Waxwing     Bombycilla garrulus     
    1l     21     Greater Flamingo     Phoenicopterus roseus     

2008.01   10.02.2008   International polar year   2v sheet   
IMAGE
    1l     65     South Polar Skua     Stercorarius maccormicki     
    and     15     Gentoo Penguin     Pygoscelis papua     

2008.02   14.05.2008   Sofia Zoo   6v sheet   
IMAGE
    0.60l     107     Blue-and-yellow Macaw     Ara ararauna     

2008.03   21.07.2008   Strandzha   2v sheet   
IMAGE
    1.50l     36     Lesser Spotted Eagle     Clanga pomarina     

2009.01   02.03.2009   Balkan      Serbia 2009.01
IMAGE IMAGE
    0.60l     62     Eurasian Woodcock     Scolopax rusticola     
    1l     217     Common Rock Thrush     Monticola saxatilis     

2009.02   02.03.2009   Balkan   Sheet, imp   2009.01
IMAGE
    0.60l     62     Eurasian Woodcock     Scolopax rusticola     
    1l     217     Common Rock Thrush     Monticola saxatilis     

2009.03   27.03.2009   Preserve the polar regions and glaciers   Sheet   
IMAGE
    0.60l     15     Chinstrap Penguin     Pygoscelis antarcticus     
    and     15     King Penguin     Aptenodytes patagonicus     
    and     15     Little Penguin     Eudyptula minor     
    and     15     Southern Rockhopper Penguin     Eudyptes chrysocome     
    and     15     Macaroni Penguin     Eudyptes chrysolophus     
    and     15     Emperor Penguin     Aptenodytes forsteri     
    1.50l     36     White-tailed Eagle     Haliaeetus albicilla     

2009.04   30.05.2009   Owls      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    0.10l     73     Eurasian Eagle-Owl     Bubo bubo     
    0.50l     73     Little Owl     Athene noctua     
    0.60l     73     Ural Owl     Strix uralensis     
    1.50l     73     Eurasian Pygmy Owl     Glaucidium passerinum     

2010.01   24.11.2010   Region   4v sheet   
IMAGE
    0.65l     28     Dalmatian Pelican     Pelecanus crispus     

2010.02   22.12.2010   Balkanfila   imp   
IMAGE
    0.65l     36     Griffon Vulture     Gyps fulvus     

2011.01   28.04.2011   Europa   2v set   
IMAGE
    1.50l     62     Eurasian Woodcock     Scolopax rusticola     

2011.02   28.04.2011   Europa   Sheet   2011.01
IMAGE
    1.50l     62     Eurasian Woodcock     Scolopax rusticola     

2011.03   28.04.2011   Europa   Booklet   2011.01, smaller
IMAGE
    1.50l     62     Eurasian Woodcock     Scolopax rusticola     

2011.04   10.06.2011   Regions   4v sheet   
IMAGE
    0.65l     103     White-backed Woodpecker     Dendrocopos leucotos     

2012.01   07.04.2012   Bulgarian Antarctic expedition      
IMAGE
    1.40l     15     Gentoo Penguin     Pygoscelis papua     

2012.02   07.04.2012   Bulgarian Antarctic expedition   imp   
IMAGE
    0.65l     15     Gentoo Penguin     Pygoscelis papua     

2013.01   22.05.2013   Mantaritsa nature reserve      
IMAGE
    1.50l     13     Western Capercaillie     Tetrao urogallus     MS

2013.02   17.06.2013   Regions   4v sheet   
IMAGE
    0.65l     161     Spotted Nutcracker     Nucifraga caryocatactes     

2014.01   25.10.2014   Songbirds      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    0.30l     170     Bohemian Waxwing     Bombycilla garrulus     
    0.50l     217     Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin     Cercotrichas galactotes     
    1l     181     Black Lark     Melanocorypha yeltoniensis     
    1.50l     192     Icterine Warbler     Hippolais icterina     

2014.02   25.10.2014   Songbirds   Sheet   
IMAGE
    0.30l     170     Bohemian Waxwing     Bombycilla garrulus     
    0.50l     217     Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin     Cercotrichas galactotes     
    1l     181     Black Lark     Melanocorypha yeltoniensis     
    1.50l     192     Icterine Warbler     Hippolais icterina     

2016.01   13.09.2016   Bulgaria - Israel, bird migration      
IMAGE
    2.20l     23     White Stork     Ciconia ciconia     

2016.02   07.10.2016   Wiki loves earth, photo competition      
IMAGE
    2l     36     Griffon Vulture     Gyps fulvus     

2016.03   07.10.2016   Wiki loves earth, photo competition   4x2l sheet   2016.02
IMAGE
    2l     36     Griffon Vulture     Gyps fulvus     

2017.01   21.10.2017   Sparrows      
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    0.65l     222     Spanish Sparrow     Passer hispaniolensis     Grey frame
    1l     222     Eurasian Tree Sparrow     Passer montanus     Grey frame
    1.50l     222     House Sparrow     Passer domesticus     Grey frame
    2l     222     Rock Sparrow     Petronia petronia     Grey frame

2017.02   21.10.2017   Sparrows   Sheet   2017.01
IMAGE
    0.65l     222     Spanish Sparrow     Passer hispaniolensis     
    1l     222     Eurasian Tree Sparrow     Passer montanus     
    1.50l     222     House Sparrow     Passer domesticus     
    2l     222     Rock Sparrow     Petronia petronia     

2018.01   19.10.2018   Extinct species   4v set   
IMAGE
    2l     66     Great Auk     Pinguinus impennis †     

2018.02   19.10.2018   Extinct species   Sheet "IFP"   2018.01
IMAGE
    2l     66     Great Auk     Pinguinus impennis †     

2018.03   19.10.2018   Extinct species   Sheet "BULCOLLECTO"   2018.01
IMAGE
    2l     66     Great Auk     Pinguinus impennis †     

2019.01   01.02.2019   Via Pontica bird migratory route   ce   
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
    0.65l     20     Great Crested Grebe     Podiceps cristatus     
    1l     25     Little Egret     Egretta garzetta     
    1.50l     28     Great White Pelican     Pelecanus onocrotalus     
    2l     31     Pygmy Cormorant     Microcarbo pygmaeus     

2019.02   01.02.2019   Via Pontica bird migratory route   Sheet, ce   2019.01
IMAGE
    0.65l     20     Great Crested Grebe     Podiceps cristatus     
    1l     25     Little Egret     Egretta garzetta     
    1.50l     28     Great White Pelican     Pelecanus onocrotalus     
    2l     31     Pygmy Cormorant     Microcarbo pygmaeus     

2019.03   01.02.2019   Via Pontica bird migratory route   Sheet with 2 sets, no ce   2019.01
IMAGE
    0.65l     20     Great Crested Grebe     Podiceps cristatus     
    1l     25     Little Egret     Egretta garzetta     
    1.50l     28     Great White Pelican     Pelecanus onocrotalus     
    2l     31     Pygmy Cormorant     Microcarbo pygmaeus     

2019.04   24.04.2019   Europa      
IMAGE IMAGE
    0.95l     104     Lanner Falcon     Falco biarmicus     
    2l     13     Hazel Grouse     Tetrastes bonasia     

2019.05   24.04.2019   Europa   Sheet   2019.04
IMAGE
    0.95l     104     Lanner Falcon     Falco biarmicus     
    2l     13     Hazel Grouse     Tetrastes bonasia     

2019.06   24.04.2019   Europa   Booklet   2019.04
IMAGE
    0.95l     104     Lanner Falcon     Falco biarmicus     ctbr
    0.95l     104     Lanner Falcon     Falco biarmicus     imp
    2l     13     Hazel Grouse     Tetrastes bonasia     ctbr
    2l     13     Hazel Grouse     Tetrastes bonasia     imp